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  3. /tourist

tourist

UK/ˈtʊərɪst/US/'tuәrist/
NGSL 2kIELTSA2

Definitions

n.

A person who travels and visits places for pleasure.

游客,观光者。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
tourtwist, turn, wrench
+
-istone who practices, believer in
=tourist

tour + -ist (one who does) = a person who goes on tours. Transparent derivative of tour.

Root tort still carries 27 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.tourist attraction旅游景点
  • 2.tourist trap宰客场所
  • 3.tourist season旅游旺季
  • 4.foreign tourist外国游客

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Thousands of tourists visit the old town every summer.

  • 2.

    The shop clearly targets tourists rather than locals.

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